Can you tell us a little about your background and how you were first affected by/became aware of asylum seekers or displaced peoples? I am a Sri Lankan Tamil Australian, born and raised in Canberra. My mother, my aunt and my beloved grandparents were displaced at the beginning of Sri Lanka’s …
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Robbie Gamble: Our Moral Obligation to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Vulnerable Peoples
1. Can you tell us a little about your background and how you were first affected by/became aware of asylum seekers or displaced peoples? I have worked with marginalized people, homeless folks and undocumented persons, most of my adult life. Back in 1988, my first wife and I spent a year in El …
Displaced People and the Hungarian Revolution: Spending Time with Steven Jakobi
Q: Can you tell us about your background and how you first became aware of displaced peoples? A: I grew up in Hungary during the 1950s and ‘60s. After the Communist takeover of my country, many ethnic groups experienced discrimination and displacement. I remember that a friend of my mother, …